And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 Is… Liquidity

This year’s Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield was amazing. At the very beginning, there were 24 great companies presenting in front of multiple groups of industry leaders serving as judges. The startups were competing for $50,000 and the highly coveted Disrupt Cup.

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And now, meet the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 Battlefield winner.

Winner: Liquidity

Liquidity is a water filtering system. This bottle uses a very precise dense mesh of fibers. The bacteria get stuck, but the water flows. You just need to change the filter every 2 or 3 months. The company is thinking about licensing its filters for other products. It’s cheap, practical and efficient. It’s also the result of 15 years of patented university research. A well-deserved win.

Runner-up: DigitalGenius

DigitalGenius is an artificial intelligence for customer service. For example, you can buy something using text messages, and it feels like you are having a real conversation with a human. There are other use cases, such as support automation, automated on boarding, machine-to-machine communication and customized in-store experience. Behind the scene, the question classification module is quite impressive, and it will certainly get better over time.